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Michael Holding recalls 1983, says West Indies never imagined India would be a problem
1628 days ago
Cricket

Michael Holding recalls 1983, says West Indies never imagined India would be a problem

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) With '83' finally releasing worldwide on Friday, there has been a renewed interest among cricket fans in India's first-ever Cricket World Cup triumph. One of the biggest points from that triumphant campaign was India winning the trophy after beating two-time and defending champions West Indies at Lord's. ## After losing the toss in the title decider, India were asked to bat first against a West Indies team that had unarguably the world's most ferocious bowling attack. India were skittled out for 183 in 54.4 overs. ## But the Indian bowlers rallied around in unison to dismiss the Windies for 140 all out in 52 overs, completing a 40-run victory. The Indian team, led by Kapil Dev, had stunned the cricketing world in completing one of the biggest upsets by defeating the invincible West Indies. ## Former West Indies pacer Michael Holding, in the chat show 'Pit Stop' on Sony Ten, admitted that his side had underestimated the resolve of the Indian team in the 1983 World Cup final at the Lord's Cricket Ground. ## "I am going to be totally honest," he said in the interview recorded in 2020. "We were perhaps overconfident. We did not think that India was going to be our problem in the World Cup. Yes, they might have beaten us a couple of times before the World Cup, but we always thought we would be able to overpower them, especially with our fast bowling that we had." ## Holding pointed out that when his team were complacent, India simply lifted their game for the big occasion. "Especially, in that final, we just took it for granted, having bowled them out that cheaply," said the Jamaican who was nicknamed 'Whispering Death' in his heyday. "The runs would have been knocked off quite easily. That is what happens when you take things for granted, when you underrate people and they lift their game." ## Holding added: "They were the underdogs, they had nothing to lose. Kapil Dev and that team just went out there and performed at their very best and took us by surprise because we were overconfident and took it for granted." ## Holding, who became a commentator after retiring from competitive cricket, also pointed out that the 1983 success had a ripple effect on India winning the 1985 Benson and Hedges Cup in Australia. ## "That was a good Indian team. As we have seen as time went on, right after that World Cup, they went to Australia and won in 1985. Not many Indian teams went to Australia ... even now, go to Australia, and been as successful as that team." ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Such Updates.

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When team manager PR Man Singh let Kris Srikkanth break BCCI rule
1629 days ago
Cricket

When team manager PR Man Singh let Kris Srikkanth break BCCI rule

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) Ahead of the worldwide release of the Ranveer Singh-starrer cricket drama '83' on Friday, December 24. Vikram Man Singh, son of former cricket administrator and manager of the 1983 World Cup-winning team, P.R. Man Singh, showered praise on the movie after watching it at a special screening in Mumbai. ## Vikram Man Singh also shared an interesting story of how his father, played by Pankaj Tripathi in the film, broke the strict BCCI rules for sake of the players. Man Singh played a pivotal role in the side's World Cup victory. He was the only member of the support staff who accompanied the team to England.## Speaking to IANS, Vikram, who was also a former cricket administrator in Hyderabad, said: "I watched the movie with moist eyes. I have no words to express the feeling." He added that Pankaj Tripathi did justice to his father's character. ## Vikram also praised director Kabir Khan for providing "equal space and importance" to each character in the movie. "I would really like to thank him for making this beautiful movie. Not a single character you will find ignored or unimportant," he said. ## "My father also felt very proud, he relived the moment and the way Pankaj Tripathi portrayed his role was phenomenal," Vikram continued. "The role of manager is very important in any team. He takes care of things to make it easy for sportspersons to just concentrate on the game rather than worry about day-to-day matters." ## Talking about his father, Vikram told IANS: "When he was the manager of that historic team in England, my father made sure the players didn't get affected by any off-field issues. Nowadays, you will find a large support staff goes with the team for any major event, but my father at that time was handling everything all alone. He was the only one who went with the team with limited resources." ## And Man Singh also broke a few rules, issued by the BCCI at that time, to provide relief to players. ## "WAGS (Wives and Girlfriends) were not allowed to travel with the team at that time," Vikram recalled. "And the BCCI's rules were really strict. The players were agitated about this, as other countries were allowing it. Just before the 1983 World Cup, Krishnamachari Srikkanth got married and his wife was there in England, but she was staying in her friend's house. ## "So, Srikkanth informed my father that he would go and meet his wife and then come back for training. The BCCI was against all this, but my father told 'Chika' to let her come to the team hotel and stay with him. He even told Chika to tell his roommate Roger Binny to move to my father's room." ## Vikram continued: "So many other such things, such as distributing daily allowances and making sure that every single player of the team is happy and focused on just his game was the duty of my father. And he did it brilliantly. Till date, Kapil Devji calls up my father and speaks to him about his health and everything and he keeps praising my father in public. I mean the entire team actually loves my father and respects him for his management and honesty." ## At the end of the conversation, Vikram re-emphasised his endorsement for the film: "I would want everyone to go and watch this movie. You will find all the minor details of the 1983 World Cup." ## Stay Tuned To Sacnilk For More Updates.

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Anushka tries ensuring Virat doesn't miss his fans amid lockdown
2245 days ago
Cricket

Anushka tries ensuring Virat doesn't miss his fans amid lockdown

Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Actress Anushka Sharma was in the mood for some banter with hubby Virat Kohli amid the COVID-19 lockdown, but it seems like the Indian cricket captain was not too amused.## Anushka took to Instagram where she can be seen as troubling Virat.## In the clip, Anushka loudly says: "Aye Kohli... Kohli... Kohli... chauka maar na chauka... kya kar raha hai... Aye Kohli chauka maar."## To which, a not-so-amused Virat responds by shaking his head in disapproval.## Anushka captioned the clip: "I thought he must be missing being on the field. Along with the love he gets from millions of fans, he must be especially missing this one particular type of fan too. So I gave him the experience."## View this post on Instagram I thought he must be missing being on the field. Along with the love he gets from millions of fans, he must be especially missing this one particular type of fan too. So I gave him the experience 😜😂🏏 A post shared by AnushkaSharma1588 (@anushkasharma) on Apr 17, 2020 at 12:54am PDT ## Anushka and Virat have pledged to support the Prime Minister's Relief Fund and Chief Minister's (Maharashtra) Relief Fund in the ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic.## A source in the industry told IANS that Virat and Anushka have jointly donated Rs. 3 crore towards the cause.## Stay tuned...

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Penguin releases 'Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution'
2262 days ago
Cricket

Penguin releases 'Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution'

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Why is Royal Challengers Bangalore one of the worst-performing teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), despite having batsmen like A.B. de Villiers and Chris Gayle and being captained by Virat Kohli?## On the other hand, why is Chennai Super Kings (CSK) one of the best-performing teams, despite boasting fewer superstars and an ageing M.S. Dhoni as captain?## The secret could lie in the teams' captaincy styles. But more importantly, it lies in the way T20 teams plan, strategize and build themselves around a core group, which CSK has done.## In this Kindle edition of "Cricket 2.0: Inside the T20 Revolution", Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde take the reader on a whirlwind tour of the cricket format that has taken the world by storm.## From its inception, when T20 was accepted by a narrow vote of the Marylebone Cricket Club, to its current global popularity, from its original superstar Chris Gayle to newcomers like Rashid Khan and Sandeep Lamichhane, T20 has become a phenomenon that has resurrected the game of cricket.## From the sunny beaches of Trinidad and Tobago, which gave the world a West Indian team feared by its contemporaries, to the raucous stadiums of the IPL, today one of the world's most valuable sports tournaments, from India's original rejection of T20 to ultimately embracing it, signalling a shift in world cricket, Wigmore and Wilde break down how T20 has changed the game entirely, and why it may be the future of cricket.## Tim Wigmore is a journalist for the Daily Telegraph, ESPNCricinfo, New York Times and The Economist, specializing in cricket, sports analytics and the business of sport. He is also a weekly columnist for i newspaper (published in London by Daily Mail and General Trust).## Tim is also a former winner of the CMJ Young Cricket Journalist of the Year, and runner-up for the Ian Woodbridge Young Sports Writer of the Year award. His first book, "Second XI: Cricket in its Outposts", was named one of Guardian's sports books of the year for 2015.## Freddie Wilde works as an analyst and is on the editorial team at the cricket data analytics company CricViz, which provides services to broadcasters, professional teams and players. Freddie is also a freelance journalist, specializing in T20 cricket.## He has written for ESPNcricinfo, Cricket Monthly, All Out Cricket, CricBuzz, Wisden India and others.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned with us.

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Women's T20 WC: Ahead of final, Katy Perry meets Harmanpreet & Co.
2286 days ago
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Women's T20 WC: Ahead of final, Katy Perry meets Harmanpreet & Co.

Melbourne, March 7 (IANS) Global music superstar Katy Perry on Saturday met the Indian cricket team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground where they would face Australia in the much-anticipated final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday -- International Women's Day.## Perry met another famous Perry, injured Australian star Ellyse Perry who presented the pop icon with a 'Perry' Australian shirt and also met Australian fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck and the full Indian squad, led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur.## Perry, who is expecting her first child with fiance and Hollywood actor Orland Bloom, will on Sunday perform two songs to get the final underway followed by a one-hour post-match concert, with her full band.## Speaking to reporters a day before her performance, Perry said: "It's gonna be female-centric. There's gonna be a lot of female symbolism. It's going to be the first show that I will be playing while I am pregnant, that's going to have its own female-centric vibe about it. There's going to be lots of strong messages and music through the show.## "In an event like this that's so big, there are so many different people of age-ranges that are watching and listening, from 8 to 80 maybe, and lots of international people. So I'm going to give them what they know. I am not going to shoot myself in the foot. You came for Roar you came for Firework and that is what I am going to give you."## More than 75,000 seats have been sold so far for the showpiece at the MCG. Also, the final presents an opportunity to set a new record for attendance at a women's sporting fixture, bidding to beat the 90,185 set at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final in the USA.## For more and latest news about Cricket, stay tuned with us.

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